Spine
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Outcome and Health Related Quality of Life after Combined Anteroposterior Surgery vs Anterior Surgery alone in Subaxial Cervical Spine Fractures: Analysis of a National Multicenter Dataset.
Observational study on prospectively collected data. ⋯ Patients operated on with anteroposterior or anterior surgery for subaxial cervical spine fractures are equally satisfied and report similar health-related quality of life measures.
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Systematic review and Meta-analysis. ⋯ Compared with laminectomy alone, laminectomy with fusion is associated with greater postoperative improvement in pain and disability, albeit with a longer duration of surgery and hospital stay.
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Retrospective cross-sectional review of a large database. ⋯ When positioned in extension, patients experience a significant increase in distance from the dorsal aspect of a disk to the K-line compared to when positioned in neutral, especially between C3 and C6. This is clinically relevant for surgeons considering a posterior cervical decompression and fusion in patients with a negative modified K-line on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging, as these patients may have enough cervical cord drift back when fused in an extended position, maximizing likelihood of improving postoperative DSM functional outcomes.